Got babies on board? Wondering how to maneuver the festival with strollers, diapers, and hungry kids of various ages? No worries! UntitledTown wants you and the kids in your care to have a great time! Remember, all of the events below are FREE and OPEN to ALL AGES! Download a printable guide to all youth events HERE. Here’s a guide to all events—and information about venues—for the parent or caregiver with young people in tow from ages 0-18. Friday, April 20:… [Read More]
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Every Kid Can Change the World: An Interview with Katie Eder
by Danielle Tackett Katie Eder is an 18-year old entrepreneur who founded the nonprofit organization, Kids Tales, which brings summer creative writing workshops to 8 to 12-year-old kids around the globe who do not have access to writing experiences outside of school. Almost 1200 kids across twelve U.S. cities and eight countries have participated in Kids Tales, and the organization has engaged over 300 teen teachers. Since Kids Tales was founded in 2013, they have published 65 anthologies written by… [Read More]
Engage, Listen, and Show Up for Tomorrow— On Danez Smith
by Ami Maxine Irmen In 2014, NPR asked “Where Have All The Poets Gone?” The article was a cry to arms for poets to come back and lead the political charge on the front lines like poets Langston Hughes, Jack Kerouac, and Frederico García Lorca did, stating that, “At its root, poetry is the language of protest.” After reading this article, I was flabbergasted. I mean, have they not heard of poets like Andrea Gibson or Alex Dang or Guante… [Read More]
Catching Up with a Storycatcher—An Interview with Tara Pohlkotte
by Nick Reilly Tara Pohlkotte is a published poet, author and award-winning blogger. Her latest stand-alone work is a collection of essays and poetry surrounding motherhood called Dreamcatcher. She holds a Master’s degree in Human Services: Marriage and Family Therapy, and is a volunteer grief group facilitator. She teaches podcasting as an Artist-in-Residence teacher at Renaissance School for the Arts. She was recently awarded the Future 15 award by Pulse Young Professionals Network as an acknowledgement for professional and philanthropic work… [Read More]
Roxane Gay and the Art of Being Difficult
By Kathleen Lacey Each semester, in an early discussion about understanding gender as a social construction, I ask my introductory Women’s and Gender Studies students what traits or behaviors are stereotypically associated with women and girls. Inevitably, a young woman (and it is always a woman) will speak about the expectation to “be nice,” to avoid being “rude” lest we hurt someone’s feelings, often at the expense of our own comfort or well-being. Should we assert the right to our… [Read More]